A furred membrane (patagium) extending between the wrists of the front feet and the ankles of the hind feet distinguish both species of flying squirrels inhabiting the Adirondacks. Flying squirrels ...

Birds are not the only creatures that can fly. Here is a list of animals that have the ability to soar in the skies ...

There are about 50 species of flying squirrels ranging across most of North America down into Central America, and stretching from Southeast and Northern Asia into Siberia and Scandinavia.

Imagine a flying squirrel hybridised with a lizard ... Their wings were made of a dynamic membrane hoisted on an elongated fourth finger and were probably covered in a fur-like outer protective ...

Flying Squirrels take a spread-eagled position to trap air that helps it to ‘glide’. This skin membrane is called patagium, and though the animal does not actually fly like birds or bats, they have ...

Chipmunks and squirrels are members of the Sciuridae family. Furthermore, they look and act a lot alike. But there are several differences between these two rodents. For one, squirrels are longer and ...

Imagine a flying squirrel hybridized with a lizard ... Their wings were made of a dynamic membrane hoisted on an elongated fourth finger and were probably covered in a fur-like outer protective ...

It featured Formosan giant flying squirrels – nocturnal, cat-sized mammals with bushy tails and a wing-like membrane called a patagium, which they use to glide. These squirrels were living in ...

The wings are the preserved remains of a skin membrane that stretches ... Neander/UChicago Maiopatagium looked similar to today's flying squirrels The evidence of this volant, or flying, lifestyle ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of videos offering an up-close perspective on the animal kingdom. A special 360-degree video camera system was set up in zoos and other facilities to show ...